On April 15, 2021, B.C’s Representative for Children and Youth published “Excluded: Increasing Understanding, Support and Inclusion for Children with FASD and their Families.” The report examines the experiences of children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD), families and those who support them and reveals significant inequities in services available to children with FASD and a general lack of understanding about this ‘invisible disorder.’ It recommends the provincial government take immediate and long-term action to improve supports and services to children with FASD and their families.
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Recommendation 11:
That the Ministry of Education work with the British Columbia Council for Administrators for Inclusive Supports in Education (BC CAISE) to support staff training and development needs for educators and school staff who work with children and youth with FASD or suspected FASD, and their families, and build on evidence-based and promising practice approaches to better support inclusion and improved learning outcomes for children and youth with FASD. Ministry of Education to work with BC CAISE and partners to support the implementation of staff training and development to better support inclusion and improved learning outcomes for children and youth with FASD and related disorders by Sept. 1, 2022.
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